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| Date of birth | 1 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tuaina Taii Tualima (born 1 June 1997 in New Zealand) is an Australian rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock or flanker for the ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby [1] and for Auckland in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. [2] He previously played for the Reds [3] [4] and Rebels. [5]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Reds | 8 | 0 | 8 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 AU | Reds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 TT | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Reds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Rebels | 8 | 5 | 3 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 14 | 597 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
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